Thames21 restores its first London chalk stream

Thames21 has begun restoring part of the river Cray, a chalk stream, at Foots Cray Meadows near Sidcup, south London. We aim to restore 800m…

Small-scale Thames21 activities to continue under strict safety guidelines: Update 5 November

Keeping all our volunteers healthy and safe is of the utmost importance to Thames21. At this extremely challenging time Thames21 believes it is essential that…

Investing in London’s rivers will boost post-COVID recovery, report shows

LONDON RIVERS WEEK 2020 Saturday 24 October – Sunday 1 November New report shows rewilding promotes social inclusion as well as boosting flagship wildlife species London,…

Thames21 activities to continue under safe guidelines: Update 16 October

Further COVID-19 restrictions will come into force in London this Saturday 17 October. These still allow organised activity for groups larger than six and up…

Thames21 volunteering activities update: 7 September

Thames21 StatementSeptember 2020 The safety, health and wellbeing of the public, our volunteers and our staff are of paramount importance to us. Our events and…

New project to open up access to the Thames

Thames21 has received funding from City Bridge Trust to deliver an exciting new project, Thames Connections, which aims to make it easier for communities in low-income neighbourhoods…

Obituary of Francis Carnwath: First Chairman of Thames21

“From time to time you can see there are things that can be made to happen” Francis Carnwath CBE Francis Carnwath CBE applied skills, insight and…

Hollywood star Zac Efron joins forces with Thames21 to highlight London’s plastic waste crisis

American actor and singer Zac Efron highlights the huge issue of London’s plastic waste problem as part of a new series on Netflix airing in…

Precious Thames saltmarsh bearing brunt of capital’s plastic tide, latest pollution data finds

Thames21 calls for tougher action on five key plastic items to tackle two-thirds of entire Thames plastic pollution An analysis of citizen science surveys conducted…

Heritage Emergency Fund grant to help us reconnect Londoners with rivers

Thames21 has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help it to continue its work throughout and after London’s lockdown. The Heritage Emergency…